Apprenticeships – Now being advertised!

Why not think about a Council Apprenticeship?

It will give you an opportunity to:  earn while you learn. You will earn £140.76 per week for the first year (Painter/Mason Paviour - £157.45, Gas Fitter - £168.56), higher rates are payable in the following year/s.  study National recognised qualifications to stretch your ability and reach your maximum potential  gain on-the-job training  have a work based mentor

Last year 92.5% of our Apprentices gained employment

Apprenticeships available are:  Play Area Maintenance  Cemetery Operative  Customer Services  Mason Paviour  Administration – to provide business  Road Worker support to front line services  Painter Qualifications required to apply are: 4 x A*-E GCSE grades or equivalent, including English language and maths.

 ICT Technician  Marketing  Data Information Systems  Gas Fitter  Internal Auditor  Civil Engineer  *Youth and Community Support Worker  Heavy Vehicle Mechanic (*Must be 18 years or older at the apprenticeship start)  Transportation Planning Technician Qualifications required to apply are: 4 x A*-C GCSE grades or equivalent, including English language and maths.

 ICT Systems Qualifications required to apply are: 1 x Level 3 qualification/A Level, plus 4 x A*-C GCSE grades or equivalent, including English language and maths.

Start: 4 July 2016

To know more … why not attend an Apprenticeship Presentation? This has proven to increase your chances of reaching the interview stage.

To book a place e-mail [email protected] with your name and preferred venue.

 17 March at 3.45pm – Library, Victoria Street, Off Station Lane, Featherstone

 21 March at 3.45pm – Five Towns Resource & Technology Centre, Welbeck Street,

 22 March at 3.45pm – Wakefield Town Hall, Wood Street, Wakefield

 23 March at 3.45pm – Library, Shoemarket, Pontefract

 29 March at 3.45pm - Library, Market Street, Hemsworth

 30 March at 3.45pm – Sports Centre, Hill Top, Knottingley

Closing date for applications: 4 April 2016 (Maximum of 3 applications per person) Interviews take place in May 2016

Correspondence will be via e-mail where possible. If you have not been contacted by 12 April with details of the next stage, please contact us.

For further apprenticeship information or to apply please visit: www.wakefield.gov.uk and type ‘Apprenticeships in Wakefield’ into the search box. Alternatively, to apply, you can contact the Recruitment Line on 0345 8 506 506 (type talk calls welcome). is an equal opportunities employer. No applicant will be treated less favourably.